Hong Kong Visa and Travel Permit

Required Documents for Hong Kong Visa Application:
1. Your valid passport or travel documents in lieu of passport
2. A completely filled out visa application form
3. Your recent photograph (affixed to the application form)
4. Photocopy of proof of your financial standing, e.g. bank statements, savings accounts passbooks, tax receipts, etc. and proof of employment (if any), e.g. company leave letter, salary slips, etc.
5. Photocopy of proof of transportation arrangement, e.g. flight itinerary
6. Photocopy of proof of the proposed leisure visit to Hong Kong, e.g. receipt for a package tour to Hong Kong, itinerary, etc. (for leisure visit only)
7. Photocopy of proof of the proposed visit in the next destination after visiting Hong Kong, itinerary, etc. (for transit only)
8. Photocopy of proof of the proposed business visit to Hong Kong, e.g. letter issued by the applicant's employing company to confirm his/her proposed business activities in Hong Kong, invitation letter issued by a local company, letter issued by a trade body to confirm the applicant's attendance at trade fairs and exhibitions, etc. (for business visit only)
9. Photocopy of proof of relationship with the local sponsor (for family visit only)
10. Photocopy of proof of the proposed visit to Hong Kong (for purposes of visit other than leisure, transit, business or family visit)

Where to Apply the Hong Kong Visa
1. Through the Chinese Embassy and Consulates in your country;
2. Posting the application forms and supporting documents to the Hong Kong Immigration Department;
3. For foreign passport holders living in mainland China, you can submit the Hong Kong visa application form and supporting documents as well as your travel documents to the Immigration Division of the Office of the Government of the HKSAR in Beijing. The address is: No. 71, Di'anmen Xidajie, Xicheng District, Beijing 100009.

Visa Fee
HKD 160 for Ordinary Visa; HKD 84 for Transit Visa
HKD 170 for Ordinary Visa and HKD 90 for Transit visa if issued by the Immigration Division of the Office of the Government of the HKSAR in Beijing.

Who needs to apply for a Hong Kong visa or travel permit
A person who need a visa or entry permit for visit (or purposes other than a visit) should obtain the appropriate visa or entry permit before traveling to the HKSAR.

Passport holders of the countries listed below DO NOT need a visa during the visa-free period. Travelers who are not from those countries or those who want to stay for a longer period exceeding the visa-free period, are required to apply for the appropriate visa or entry permit from the nearest Chinese embassies and consulates.

Nationality of foreign country (Territory)/ Type of Travel Document

Visa free period for visit not exceeding

ALBANIA (holders of Albanian biometric passports only)

14 Days

ALGERIA

14 Days

ANDORRA

90 Days

ANGUILLA

90 Days

ANTIGUA & BARBUDA

90 Days

ARGENTINA

90 Days

AUSTRALIA

90 Days

AUSTRIA

90 Days

BAHAMAS

90 Days

BAHRAIN

30 Days

BARBADOS

90 Days

BELGIUM

90 Days

BELIZE

90 Days

BENIN

14 Days

BERMUDA

90 Days

BHUTAN

14 Days

BOLIVIA

30 Days

BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA

14 Days

BOTSWANA

90 Days

BRAZIL

90 Days

BRITAIN (British citizens)

180 Days

BRITAIN (British Overseas citizens, British subjects and British Protected persons)

90 Days

BRITISH ANTARCTIC TERRITORY

90 Days

BRITISH INDIAN OCEAN TERRITORY

90 Days

BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS

90 Days

BRUNEI

90 Days

BULGARIA

90 Days

BURKINA FASO

14 Days

CANADA

90 Days

CAPE VERDE (REPUBLIC OF)

30 Days

CAYMAN ISLANDS

90 Days

CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC

14 Days

CHAD

14 Days

CHILE

90 Days

COLOMBIA

90 Days

COMOROS

14 Days

COSTA RICA

30 Days

CROATIA

90 Days

CYPRUS (REPUBLIC OF)

90 Days

CZECH REPUBLIC

90 Days

DENMARK

90 Days

DJIBOUTI

14 Days

DOMINICA (COMMONWEALTH OF)

90 Days

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

30 Days

ECUADOR

90 Days

EGYPT

90 Days

EL SALVADOR

30 Days

EQUATORIAL GUINEA

14 Days

ESTONIA

90 Days

FALKLAND ISLANDS & DEPENDENCIES

90 Days

FAROE ISLANDS

90 Days

FIJI

90 Days

FINLAND

90 Days

FRANCE

90 Days

GABON

14 Days

GAMBIA

90 Days

GERMANY

90 Days

GIBRALTAR

90 Days

GREECE

90 Days

GREENLAND

90 Days

GRENADA

90 Days

GUATEMALA

30 Days

GUINEA

14 Days

GUYANA

90 Days

HAITI

14 Days

HONDURAS

30 Days

HUNGARY

90 Days

ICELAND

90 Days

INDIA

14 Days

INDONESIA

30 Days

IRELAND (REPUBLIC OF)

90 Days

ISRAEL

90 Days

ITALY

90 Days

JAMAICA

90 Days

JAPAN

90 Days

JORDAN

30 Days

KAZAKHSTAN

14 Days

KENYA

90 Days

KIRIBATI

90 Days

KOREA (REPUBLIC OF)

90 Days

KUWAIT

30 Days

LATVIA

90 Days

LESOTHO

14 Days

LIECHTENSTEIN

90 Days

LITHUANIA

90 Days

Nationality of foreign country (Territory)/ Type of Travel Document

Visa free period for visit not exceeding

LUXEMBOURG

90 Days

MACEDONIA

14 Days

MADAGASCAR

14 Days

MALAWI

90 Days

MALAYSIA

90 Days

MALDIVES

90 Days

MALI

14 Days

MALTA

90 Days

MARSHALL ISLANDS (REPUBLIC OF)

14 Days

MAURITANIA

14 Days

MAURITIUS

90 Days

MEXICO

90 Days

MICRONESIA (FEDERATED STATES OF)

14 Days

MONACO

90 Days

MONGOLIA

14 Days

MONTSERRAT

90 Days

MOROCCO

30 Days

MOZAMBIQUE

14 Days

NAMIBIA

90 Days

NAURU

90 Days

NETHERLANDS

90 Days

NEW ZEALAND

90 Days

NIGER

14 Days

NORWAY

90 Days

OMAN

30 Days

PALAU

14 Days

PAPUA NEW GUINEA

90 Days

PARAGUAY

30 Days

PERU

30 Days

PHILIPPINES

14 Days

PITCAIRN, HENDERSON, DUCIE & OENO ISLANDS

90 Days

POLAND

90 Days

PORTUGAL

90 Days

QATAR

30 Days

ROMANIA

90 Days

RUSSIAN FEDERATION

14 Days

RWANDA

14 Days

SAMOA (WESTERN)

30 Days

SAN MARINO

90 Days

SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE

14 Days

SAUDI ARABIA

30 Days

SERBIA (REPUBLIC OF) (holders of Serbian biometric passports only)

14 Days

SEYCHELLES

90 Days

SINGAPORE

90 Days

SLOVAK REPUBLIC

90 Days

SLOVENIA

90 Days

SOUTH AFRICA

30 Days

SPAIN

90 Days

ST. HELENA

90 Days

ST. HELENA DEPENDENCIES (ASCENSION, TRISTAN DA CUNHA)

90 Days

ST. KITTS - NEVIS ANGUILLA

90 Days

ST. LUCIA

90 Days

ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES

90 Days

SURINAME

14 Days

SWAZILAND

90 Days

SWEDEN

90 Days

SWITZERLAND

90 Days

TANZANIA

90 Days

THAILAND

30 Days

THE SOUTH GEORGIA AND THE SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS

90 Days

THE SOVEREIGN BASE AREAS OF AKROTIRI AND DHEKELIA

90 Days

TONGA

90 Days

TRINIDAD & TOBAGO

90 Days

TUNISIA

30 Days

TURKEY

90 Days

TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS

90 Days

TUVALU

90 Days

UGANDA

30 Days

UKRAINE

14 Days

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

30 Days

URUGUAY

90 Days

U.S.A.

90 Days

US TRUST TERRITORY OF PACIFIC ISLANDS (holders of US Trust Territory passports only)

14 Days

VANUATU

90 Days

VATICAN CITY

14 Days

VENEZUELA

90 Days

YEMEN (REPUBLIC OF)

30 Days

ZAMBIA

90 Days

ZIMBABWE

90 Days

Nationals of other foreign countries do not required visas for a visit

7 Days

Who needs NOT to apply for a Hong Kong visa or travel permit

No visa or entry permit is required for any purpose if you are Holders of

For travel from Hong Kong to the mainland Chinese cities such as Guangzhou, Shenzhen or Zhuhai and others, passports are required to be valid for 60 days and visa application and travel document requirements required are as same as those of a traveler who enter China from Beijing and Shanghai.

ReplyJO6/13/2015 9:43:00 AM

Hi, am holding a Singapore passport. Planning a trip to Hong Kong. If my stay in Hong Kong exceeds 90 days, can I exit and go to either Macau, or Shenzhen, or Zhuhai and then re-enter Hong Kong? The planned stay in HK is for leisure purposes. Kindly advise. Thanks.

Ross :6/23/2015 3:28:00 AM

Yes, you can exit and reenter to activate another 90-day stay duration.

ReplyJohnny6/8/2015 11:47:00 AM

Hi i'm a lao passport holder. Now i'm studying in China mainland. I wanna booking my flight from HongKong to Laos, can i get in and stay in HKG several days for waiting my flight without HKG visa ? Best regards Johnny.

Derik :6/23/2015 3:26:00 AM

No, you have to get a via before you go there.

ReplyPrakash6/1/2015 4:46:00 AM

hi there,I am going to apply HK visa for my business trip. I am also planning to take my family for traveling. So what are the necessary documents for business trip as well as visiting.Thanks.

Hilary :6/8/2015 5:11:00 AM

The required documents for you: application form, passport, passport copy, round-trip tickets, hotel reservations, financial standing proof, recent photo, and an invitation letter from your business partner in Hong Kong.The required documents for your family: passport, passport copy, round-trip tickets, hotel reservations, financial standing proof, travel itinerary, and a recent photo which should be attached to the application form. The form can be downloaded from the website of the HK Immigration Department.

ReplyKrishna5/24/2015 8:43:00 AM

HI there I am a Nepalese currently studying Medicine in China. My country is not listed in the above list. I want to return back to Nepal this summer. I only need transit visa to hongkong cause my flight will be from guangzhou- hongkong-nepal. So what shall i do? what are the things that i need to prepare for apply transit visa only?

Nick :5/25/2015 3:51:00 AM

Kristina, you should go to the HKSAR office in Beijing to submit the application. Documents you may need to submit may include your passport, passport copy, application form, flight tickets, recent bare-headed photos, fanancial standing proof, etc.

Replyalma narciso5/23/2015 1:16:00 AM

hi my boyfriend is a sudanese nationality and but live in saudi for a long years with his family.He applied for a hongkong visa for tourist for the chinese office in Riyadh give a wrong visa which is Chinise visa.And he want to change it for a hongkong tourist visa but they said he needs to reapply after a 6weeks.But he cant wait cuz he is working.So he go china with his tourist visa.It is possible for him to apply a hongkong tourist visa or macau?He is in China now.If possible how many weeks he would wait and where he can apply?Please i need your reply Asap.thank you and god bless

Hi there, I'm an Australian passport holder. My return air ticket is Sydney to Beijing via HKG. On my way back from Beijing to Sydney, I need to wait for 6 hours before transfering to the flight from HKG TO SYDNEY. Can I get out of HKG Customs to have a short City Tour in HKG with my Australian passport? Kind regards Lily

Paul :5/25/2015 3:46:00 AM

Of coourse yes. To be specific, you can even stay in Hong Kong for not less than 90 days without holding the entry permit.

ReplyMerns5/11/2015 6:33:00 AM

Hi, we have a seafarer (Master Mariner) who will be travelling form Galle to Sri Lanka and his last stop would be Hongkong for a Vetting inspection to be conducted on one of our manned vessel at Hongkong.Does he needs to apply for a visa?Pleased to hear.Thank you.

Kathie :5/25/2015 3:44:00 AM

Mems, could you please tell me his nationality? You know, Hong Kong allows the citizens of many countries to enter freely.

Replymarilyn4/24/2015 12:09:00 AM

Hi im marilyn currently working in hk, my american fiancee were planning to get married in phil, but before that he want to stay with me here in hk for 4 days then were going to phil does he need a visa to enter hk and return ticket? Thnks the answer gladly appreciated

Sandy :4/27/2015 4:42:00 AM

Marilyn, he doesn't need the entry permt for HK. The return ticket is necessary, just in case of being inqured by the immigration officials.

Replyvey4/1/2015 7:54:00 AM

hi,im vey,im her now in Philippines,ive been working in hongkong for morethan 5year,i had a relationship with the same nationality,and i gave birth to our child in hongkong last december 13,2014 unfortunately,i need to leave in hongkong after i have finish my contract to my previous employeer,and our baby was staying in hongkong because her passport is in under processing,and now,i want to visit my baby there?,what are those requirements for me to inter in hongkong to visit my daughter??,thank you..

Lucy :4/19/2015 4:52:00 AM

Hey, if you just want to stay for less than 14 days, the entry permit is not necessary. If you want to stay longer, you should apply for an entry permit.

Replyrhona2/23/2015 3:20:00 AM

my boyfriend is a filipino and working recently in Taiwan. he wanted to visit me here, what are the requirements needed? for visa? thank you and hoping for your reply. have a nice day

Lily :4/1/2015 4:58:00 AM

Rhona, he doesn't need the entry permit for HK if he plans to stay for 14 days at most. All he needs to prepare are a valid passport, an onward or return ticket, and eough money to sponsor his stay in HK.

Lily :4/1/2015 5:02:00 AM

Rhona, he doesn't need the entry permit for HK if he plans to stay for 14 days at most. All he needs to prepare are a valid passport, an onward or return ticket, and enough money to sponsor his stay in HK.